ABSTEMIOUS in English dictionary

  • abstemious

    Meanings and definitions of "ABSTEMIOUS"

    • (Original Latin sense) Abstaining from wine.
    • Sparing in diet; refraining from a free use of food and strong drinks; temperate; abstinent; sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.
    • Marked by, or spent in, abstinence; as, an abstemious life.
    • (rare) Promotive of abstemiousness
    • adjective
      Sparing in diet; refraining from a free use of food and strong drinks; temperate; abstinent; sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions. [First attested in the mid 17 th century.]Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 9
    • adjective
      Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation. [First attested in the mid 17 th century.]
    • adjective
      Marked by, or spent in, abstinence; as, an abstemious life.
    • adjective
      (rare)
      Promotive of abstemiousness.
    • Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation
    • abstaining from wine
    • sparing in diet
    • Eating and drinking in moderation.
    • adjective
      marked by temperance in indulgence; "abstemious with the use of adverbs"; "a light eater"; "a light smoker"; "ate a light supper"
    • adjective
      sparing in consumption of especially food and drink; "the pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to one naturally abstemious"- John Galsworthy

    Synonyms of "ABSTEMIOUS" in English dictionary

    nonindulgent, austere, spartan are the top synonyms of "ABSTEMIOUS" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "ABSTEMIOUS" in English dictionary

    gluttonous is the antonym of "ABSTEMIOUS" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of ABSTEMIOUS

    • abstemious ( comparative more abstemious, superlative most abstemious)
    • abstemious (comparative more abstemious, superlative most abstemious)
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